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Lacing Stud.

No. 242,039. Patented May 24, I881.

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U ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. PRENTIOE, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

LAC|NG -STUD.

SPECIFICATION forming, part of Letters Patent No. 242,039, dated May 24,1881.

Application filed March 2, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. PRENTIOE, a citizen of theUnited States,residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and'State of RhodeIsland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Laoing-Studs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters or figures ofreference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention has for its object to provide an improved lacing-stud forwearing-apparel, but which is designed more particularly for use onshoes, kid gloves, corsets, 850., where lacing-strin gs are employed;and theinvention consists of a lacing-stud formed of a single piece ofsheet metal or wire, one end whereof forms the head or hook portion andthe opposite end a split or double prong, one prong of which is arrangedat the front and the other to the rear of the said head, all as will behereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of myimprovement; Fig. 2, a side elevation of the same, and Fig. 3 a planview of the blank from which the lacing-stud is formed.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the sheet-metal blank from whichthe complete device is formed, and which consists of the head or hookportion B, preferably of an oval shape, and which is provided with arounded neck,

40 G, as shown.

D D represent the split prongs, which are so bent as to form a plate ortable, E, at the base of the neck portion 0, and the sharp penetratingpoints a bent at right angles thereto, one prong, D, being arranged atthe front and the other prong, D, to the rear of the head or hookportion B, as shown.

By means of my present construction I am enabled to produce alacing-stud combining simplicity and cheapness with great strength anddurability.

In the operation of attaching the lacing-stud to wearing-apparel or toother articles of a kindred nature, it may be observed that the deviceis adjusted in the upper jaw ofa settinginstrument which isusuallyemployed for such purpose, when by closing the jaws together thepron gs are caused to penetrate the material to which the device is tobe attached, and the points of the prongs, after passing through thesame, are turned back into the material by a die in the lower jaw of theinstrument in a manner well known.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is-As an improved article of manufacture, a lacing-stud composed of theblank A, one end whereof forming the head or hook portion B and curvedneck 0, and the opposite split end forming the prongs D D and table E,one of said split parts being bent to the front and the other to therear of the head portion B, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. PRENTIOE.

Witnesses:

THOMAS A. J ENOKES, D. G BODMAN.

